Allison P. Bourne-Vanneck
Allison.bournevanneck@gmail.com
Education: Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, M.S., May 2007
The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA, May 2005
Bachelor of Business Administration
Experience:
News 2 (CBS) Virgin Islands (January 2010- Present)
Anchor/Reporter/Photographer/Producer
- “One-Man-Band Reporter,” covering general assignment news and sports
- Sports anchor
- Edit video and daily stories on Adobe Premiere
- Shoot video with Sony 150 cameras & P2 cameras
WLNS- 6 News (CBS), Lansing, MI (June 2008-August 2009)
Sports Reporter/Anchor/Photographer
- Reported and covered games: Michigan State Football, Basketball, and Baseball
- Shot Big Ten sports with Beta XLS and P2 cameras (Michigan State & U of M)
- Anchored sports
- Live shots during the Final Four
- Edited and Produce packages on Leitch and Edius software
- Reported and shot prep sports for live Friday night show: “The Fifth Quarter”
Media General, Inc. Multimedia Convergence Internship, Roanoke, Va (August 2007 to May 2008)
Fellowship
- Nine month reporting fellowship with WSLS Channel 10 (NBC), The Lynchburg News &Advance, and The Danville Register &Bee
- Reported on-air for WSLS Channel 10 (NBC) for a weekly segment on high school football called “In The Zone”
- Wrote sports and feature articles for The Lynchburg News &Advance and The Danville Register &Bee
- Uploaded video, articles, and scores to Fridayfootball.com website during football season
CNN-International, Living Golf, London (Summer 2007)
Intern
- Field produced a segment in Scotland for the feature show ‘Living Golf,’ during the Women’s British Open at St. Andrews
- Booked guests for World Sports
- Logged ‘Living Golf’ interviews
The Virgin Islands Daily News, Pulitzer Prize Winning Paper, (Summer 2005-Summer 2006)
Columnist “Let’s Go, Girls”
- Created and wrote monthly columns about women, sports, and overcoming obstacles
Awards
2011 Edward R. Murrow Award winner, Feature Reporting, Small Market TV Station, Region 14
Newswomen’s Club of New York- Anne O’Hare McCormick Scholarship 2006
2005 Miss U.S. Virgin Islands-America
2006 Miss America Pageant Contestant
The William & Mary and B.B.A Excellence Award 2005
Virgin Islands Athlete of the year 2001 *the first woman to receive the award*
Extra-Curricular Activities
W&M Woman’s Golf team (Fall 2001-Spring 2003)
East Lansing High School, Assistant Girls Golf Coach (Fall 2009)
Mahogany Run Golf Course, Junior Golf Coach (January 2010-Present)
